LTE / THE WORLD and the TRUMP DOCTRINE

Roger C. Kostmayer

It’s easy to become so absorbed with current US events – some tragic, some absurd – that we lose sight of America’s role and responsibilities within the greater community of nations. Serious issues like war & peace, democracy, economic cooperation, nuclear weapons, immigration, and the earth’s climate and environment have long term existential implications, and they need the world’s most powerful and affluent country to lead by example with wisdom, civility and persuasion.

By contrast, America’s current administration is headed by an autocratic troglodyte devoid of diplomatic knowledge or skills, who surrounds himself with criminals and sycophants who share the President’s obsession with self enrichment and the destruction of the departments for which they are responsible. Out of this cauldron of incompetence comes the guiding strategic principles of US foreign policy – the Trump Doctrine.

Based on the trade and diplomatic actions, and their impact on our allies, over the last 16 months, the essence of the Trump Doctrine is to: Treat our friends and allies like enemies; our enemies like friends; and make corrupt deals that profit the Trumps.

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